High Wind Warning 17, NWS Albuquerque, NM

121 
WWUS75 KABQ 221615
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
915 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014

..STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT COMBINED WITH RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW
PRESSURE OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. 
SOME OF THE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST OVER THE REGION INCLUDING THE SANDIA AND MANZANO
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWARD. GUSTY WINDS MAY PERSIST INTO TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY...BUT SHOULD BECOME MORE LOCALIZED. 

NMZ521>524-533-539-230000-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-141223T0000Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
915 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...CENTRAL AND SOUTH
  CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...GUADALUPE COUNTY...ESTANCIA VALLEY AND
  EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL RAMP UP QUICKLY THIS MORNING...PEAK
  DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND SLOWLY TAPER OFF
  DURING THE EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...NO WIDESPREAD REDUCTIONS ARE EXPECTED.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LARGE 
  AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND POTENTIALLY CREATE DAMAGE TO 
  WEAKENED AND LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES...POWER LINES...TREES... 
  AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND 
  HIGHWAY 285 WILL BE IMPACTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ538-230000-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-141223T0000Z/
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
915 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THIS MORNING...POSSIBLY
  DIMINISH SOMEWHAT AROUND MIDDAY THEN INCREASE LATE IN THE
  AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY 3 TO 5 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE A NUISANCE FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE AND LARGE VEHICLES. CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND OTHER 
  LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

NMZ501-503-504-506>508-518>520-525-526-529-537-540-230000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-141223T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-DE BACA COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
915 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING
  THE ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE METRO AREAS AND LOWER RIO GRANDE
  VALLEY...AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SOUTH CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST CHAVES AND DE BACA COUNTIES.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE MID
  TO LATE AFTERNOON...THEN SLOWLY TAPER OFF THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...NO WIDESPREAD REDUCTIONS ARE EXPECTED.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE A NUISANCE FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE AND LARGE VEHICLES. CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND OTHER 
  LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

048 
WWUS75 KABQ 222149
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
249 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

..STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS CONTINUING TODAY WITH
ADDITIONAL HIGH WINDS AGAIN IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO TUESDAY...

.A STRONG NORTHWESTERLY JET ALOFT COMBINED WITH RAPIDLY DEEPENING
LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL KEEP VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS GOING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
TODAY. STRONGEST WINDS TODAY WILL BE FOUND OVER THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING HIGHLANDS. WHILE SOME AREAS WILL SEE
DIMINISHING WINDS OVERNIGHT...THE WEST CENTRAL SECTIONS OF NEW
MEXICO WILL REMAIN GUSTY. STRONG WINDS WILL THEN REDEVELOP AND
FOCUS OVER NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO ON TUESDAY...NAMELY WITHIN
UNION COUNTY...WHERE GUSTS TO 55 TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

NMZ521>524-533-539-230000-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-141223T0000Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
249 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...CENTRAL AND 
  SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...GUADALUPE COUNTY...ESTANCIA VALLEY 
  AND EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON
  HOURS BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING OFF DURING THE EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...NO WIDESPREAD REDUCTIONS ARE EXPECTED.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LARGE 
  AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND POTENTIALLY CREATE DAMAGE TO 
  WEAKENED AND LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES...POWER LINES...TREES... 
  AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND 
  HIGHWAY 285 WILL BE IMPACTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ508-230000-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-141223T1200Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
249 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS BY 5
  PM...BUT SOME PERIODIC GUSTS MAY LAST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...NO WIDESPREAD REDUCTIONS ARE EXPECTED.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE A NUISANCE FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE AND LARGE VEHICLES. CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND OTHER 
  LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

NMZ501-503-504-506-507-518>520-525-526-529-537-538-540-230000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-141223T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
249 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING
  THE ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE METRO AREAS AND LOWER RIO GRANDE
  VALLEY...AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...NORTHWEST
  PLATEAU...SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...CHAVES AND DE BACA COUNTIES.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE LATE
  AFTERNOON...SLOWLY TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...NO WIDESPREAD REDUCTIONS ARE EXPECTED.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE A NUISANCE FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE AND LARGE VEHICLES. CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND OTHER 
  LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

NMZ530-230000-
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.A.0011.141223T1500Z-141224T0000Z/
UNION COUNTY-
249 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
  GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY IN THE MORNING
  TUESDAY...PEAKING IN THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON BEFORE SLOWLY
  TAPERING OFF INTO THE EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCTIONS OF 1 TO 3 MILES WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO
  BLOWING DUST AND SNOW.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LARGE
  AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED
  ROADS SUCH AS U.S. HIGHWAYS 56...64...AND 87. GUSTS OF 60 MPH
  COULD POTENTIALLY DAMAGE WEAKENED AND LIGHT WEIGHT
  STRUCTURES...POWER LINES...TREES... AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
A POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

882 
WWUS75 KABQ 230009
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
509 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

..STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS DECREASING THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL HIGH WINDS AGAIN IN NORTHEAST NEW
MEXICO TUESDAY...

.A STRONG NORTHWESTERLY JET ALOFT COMBINED WITH DEEP LOW PRESSURE
OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO WILL KEEP WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
GOING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT. WHILE SOME
AREAS WILL SEE DIMINISHING WINDS OVERNIGHT...THE WEST CENTRAL
SECTIONS OF NEW MEXICO WILL REMAIN GUSTY. STRONG WINDS WILL THEN
REDEVELOP AND FOCUS OVER NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO ON TUESDAY...
NAMELY WITHIN UNION COUNTY...WHERE GUSTS TO 55 TO 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

NMZ521>524-533-539-230115-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-141223T0000Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
509 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND PICK
BACK UP LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

$$

NMZ501-503-504-506-507-518>520-525-526-529-537-538-540-230115-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-141223T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
509 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
AND PICK BACK UP LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

$$

NMZ508-231200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-141223T1200Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
509 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS BY 5 PM...
  BUT SOME PERIODIC GUSTS MAY LAST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...NO WIDESPREAD REDUCTIONS ARE EXPECTED.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE A NUISANCE FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE AND LARGE VEHICLES. CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND OTHER 
  LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

NMZ530-231215-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0011.141223T1500Z-141224T0000Z/
UNION COUNTY-
509 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL 
  GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY IN THE MORNING 
  TUESDAY...PEAKING IN THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON BEFORE SLOWLY 
  TAPERING OFF INTO THE EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...REDUCTIONS OF 1 TO 3 MILES WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE 
  TO BLOWING DUST AND SNOW. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LARGE 
  AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED 
  ROADS SUCH AS U.S. HIGHWAYS 56...64...AND 87. GUSTS OF 60 MPH 
  COULD POTENTIALLY DAMAGE WEAKENED AND LIGHT WEIGHT 
  STRUCTURES... POWER LINES...TREES... AND CHRISTMAS 
  DECORATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
349 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL DIVE SOUTH ACROSS NEW MEXICO TODAY AND
DELIVER THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON SO FAR THROUGH
CHRISTMAS EVE. SNOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN AND
THE NORTHEAST PLAINS WILL SHIFT SOUTH TONIGHT ACROSS THE REMAINDER
OF THE PLAINS. STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM SYSTEM WITH
MANY AREAS EXPERIENCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS WILL SEE GUSTS TO NEAR 65 MPH AT TIMES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION BEFORE A SLIGHT
WARMING TREND DEVELOPS CHRISTMAS DAY. ANOTHER COLD STORM SYSTEM
WILL SETTLE SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
AN EXTREMELY CHALLENGING FORECAST CONTINUES TO PRESENT ITSELF AS THE
STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE ROCKIES TRENDS STRONGER BY THE HOUR.
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND UPPER LEVEL SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS SHOW A
POWERFUL JET STREAM NOSING INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES WITH
ABUNDANT MOISTURE. WINDS ARE ALREADY INCREASING THIS MORNING...AND
THE 00Z/06Z GFS SOLUTION CONTINUES TO SHOW A 70 KNOT 700-500MB JET
AXIS SHIFTING SOUTH OVER THE AREA TODAY. WILL UPGRADE HIGH WIND WATCH
TO A WARNING AND EXPAND INTO A COUPLE NEARBY ZONES. ALSO WILL HOIST
WIND ADVISORY FOR A GOOD PORTION OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NM THROUGH
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

THE FOCUS WILL THEN TRANSITION FROM WINDS TO SNOW AND SOME BLOWING
SNOW THIS EVENING. ACTUALLY WEST SLOPE AREAS WITHIN THE SANGRES ARE
ALREADY ACCUMULATING SNOW AND THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY.
STRONG AND VERY MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW WITH POTENT COLD ADVECTION
WILL SLAM THE WEST SLOPES AND HIGH PEAKS OF THE SANGRES THROUGH
TONIGHT SO WILL UPGRADE ADVISORY TO WARNING FOR HIGH SANGRES AND
EAST SLOPE. THE MAIN FOCUS AREA FOR SNOW WILL BE A CHALLENGE FOR
TONIGHT IN THE EAST WITH CONFLICTING GUIDANCE OFFERED FROM THE
HIGHER RESOLUTION LOCAL WRF...SPC WRF...AND TTU WRF SOLUTIONS. THE
GFS/CANADIAN/AND ECMWF SOLUTION SHOW A STRONGER UPSLOPE/EASTERLY
COMPONENT WITH A DEEPER STORM UPPER STORM SYSTEM AND WIDESPREAD
SNOW. BASED ON THE OVERALL TRENDS OF THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS AND
COORDINATION WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES AND WPC FELT MORE CONFIDENT
ON A WINTER STORM WARNING SCENARIO FOR THE AREA ALONG I-25 NEAR
LAS VEGAS SOUTH TO I-40 AT CLINES CORNERS AS WELL...WITH ADVISORIES
FOR MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF THE EAST.

WHILE SOME AREAS MAY NOT ACCUMULATE ADVISORY/WARNING LEVEL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS...THIS WILL BE A HIGH IMPACT EVENT WITH BITTERLY COLD AIR...
WIND...SNOW...AND HOLIDAY TRAVEL IN THE MIX.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LINGER ALONG THE EAST SLOPES AND SOUTHEAST NM
UNTIL LATE MORNING TUESDAY BEFORE SURFACE CONVERGENCE AND THE UPPER
LEVEL FORCING MOVE OUT OF THE AREA. WAS NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO
ADD THE CHAVES COUNTY AREA BUT LATER SHIFTS MAY HAVE CHANGES TO
MAKE. BEYOND TUESDAY...A SLOW WARMING TREND WILL COMMENCE THROUGH
CHRISTMAS DAY...BEFORE ANOTHER COLD OUTBREAK PRESSES SOUTHWARD INTO
THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

GUYER

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
VERY STRONG NW TO SE ORIENTED JET STREAM COMING INTO AND ACROSS NM
THROUGH ROUGHLY THE NEXT 20 TO 30 HOUR PERIOD AND TRENDING TOWARD
MORE NORTHERLY AS MID AND UPPER LEVEL WIND FLOW PATTERN BECOMES MORE
AMPLIFIED. UPPER LVL JET TO REACH IN EXCESS OF 130 KTS CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS NW INTO CENTRAL NM FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THIS
PERIOD. AS OF EARLY THIS MON MORN IT LOOKS LIKE THE STRONGEST BAND
OF WINDS NEAR AND A FEW THOUSAND FEET EITHER SIDE OF MTN TOP LEVEL
SHOULD STRETCH APPROX FROM THE NW PLATEAU INTO THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AS WELL AS THE SANDIAS AND NORTHERN MANZANOS...SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTH SIGNIFICANTLY LATER TONIGHT AND WEAKENING A BIT. THIS WILL
CREATE CRITICAL CATEGORY WIND SPEEDS FOR MUCH OF THE FCST AREA FROM
LATE THIS MORN INTO EARLY EVE...THOUGH POCKETS OF SAME ALREADY IN
EVIDENCE PREDAWN ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND LOCALES JUST TO THE
LEE OF CENTRAL MTN CHAIN. PEAK GUSTS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS THE 55
TO 65 MPH RANGE NEAR...A LITTLE WAYS NORTH...SOUTH AND EAST FROM THE
SANDIA MTNS. FORTUNATELY MINIMUM RH LVLS TO REMAIN SIGNIFICANTLY
ABOVE CRITICALLY LOW LEVELS SUCH THAT NO OVERALL CRITICAL FIRE WX
CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST THE NEXT 5 TO 7 DAYS.

MOISTURE LOOKS A LITTLE MORE WIDESPREAD AND A LITTLE MORE
SUBSTANTIAL ACROSS MAINLY THE NE HALF OF THE STATE THAN WHAT LOOKED
TO BE THE CASE A DAY OR TWO AGO. AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN...AND TO A SOMEWHAT LESSER DEGREE THE NW MTNS...LOOK
TO SEE THE BEST CHANCES FOR SNOW OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW QUICKLY
CHANGING TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. SEVERAL INCHES MAY FALL IN GOOD PART
OF THIS AREA...EVEN UPWARDS TO NEARLY 10 INCHES MAYBE IN THE SANGRE
DE CRISTOS. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF QUICKLY TUE. FOR THE MOST PART
TEMPS TODAY TO REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL BUT WILL AVERAGE AROUND 5 TO 15
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL TUESDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND
GUSTY TUE...ESPECIALLY NE AND E CENTRAL NM...AS THE UPPER RIDGE TO
THE WEST BUILDS INTO THE GREAT BASIN...NUDGING THE UPPER JET
EASTWARD AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO NEW
MEXICO.

DEW POINTS STILL TRENDING DOWN QUITE A BIT TUE AND ESPECIALLY TUE
NIGHT...RESULTING IN OVERNIGHT LOWS REALLY BOTTOMING OUT AS MUCH AS
ROUGHLY 15 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MTS. WINDS MAY
SUBSIDE WED UNDER A MUCH MORE MODEST AND DRY NW FLOW...BUT MAY
INCREASE SOME CHRISTMAS DAY...THOUGH NOT NEARLY AS MUCH AS THIS NEXT
24 HRS...AS ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH SWINGS OVER THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL ROCKIES. THE TROUGH WILL FORCE ANOTHER COLD FRONT INTO NEW
MEXICO BY FRIDAY...AND DROP HIGHS BACK BELOW AVERAGE BY 5 TO 15
DEGREES. AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND...BUT LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN ANY OF THE DETAILS.

VENT RATES WILL BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT MOST LOCALES MON AND TUE THEN
SHARPLY DROP OFF TO MAINLY POOR TO LOCALLY FAIR WED. RATES COME UP
SUBSTANTIALLY THU...DROP SOME ESPEC N FRI...THEN FALL FURTHER OR
FRI AND SAT.

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&&

.AVIATION...
06Z TAF CYCLE
STRENGTHENING NW FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE LATE TONIGHT AND
MONDAY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM EAST SLOPES OF THE
CENTRAL MT CHAIN EAST TO THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS INCLUDING KCQC.
WINDS WILL PEAK MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 60KT POSSIBLE ALONG
PEAKS/RIDGE OF CENTRAL MT CHAIN EAST TO CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. WDLY
SCT -SN WITH MVFR CIGS OBSCURING MTS POSSIBLE ALONG WEST FACING
SLOPES OF NRN MOUNTAINS. 135-145KT JET MOVES OVER NW NM AFTER 00Z
TUESDAY WITH STRONG TO VERY STRONG NWLY SFC WINDS CONTINUING AT
MOST TAF SITES MONDAY EVENING.

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  47  24  36  14 /  10  10   5   0
DULCE...........................  41  13  30   2 /  30  30   5   0
CUBA............................  41  16  29   3 /  30  60  10   0
GALLUP..........................  48  21  34  10 /   0  10   5   0
EL MORRO........................  44  19  32  11 /   0  10   5   0
GRANTS..........................  48  20  33   9 /   0  10   5   0
QUEMADO.........................  48  21  34  13 /   0  10   5   0
GLENWOOD........................  61  29  44  21 /   0   5   5   0
CHAMA...........................  37   8  25  -6 /  50  50  10   0
LOS ALAMOS......................  42  18  30  11 /  20  30  20   0
PECOS...........................  43  18  28  11 /  20  70  30   0
CERRO/QUESTA....................  36   9  23  -5 /  50  50  20   0
RED RIVER.......................  30   2  18  -5 /  60  70  20   0
ANGEL FIRE......................  36   6  23  -8 /  50  70  20   5
TAOS............................  40  13  27  -2 /  40  40  20   0
MORA............................  42  14  26   7 /  30  60  30   0
ESPANOLA........................  46  21  34  10 /  10  30  20   0
SANTA FE........................  42  18  28  12 /  10  40  20   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  49  22  32  14 /  10  30  10   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  52  23  35  17 /   5  20  10   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  54  27  37  20 /   0  20   5   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  56  26  39  17 /   0  10   5   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  54  27  38  20 /   0  10   5   0
LOS LUNAS.......................  57  28  40  18 /   0  10   5   0
RIO RANCHO......................  53  27  37  21 /   5  20   5   0
SOCORRO.........................  60  31  42  21 /   0  10   5   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  47  21  31  15 /  10  30  10   0
TIJERAS.........................  50  23  34  17 /   5  30  10   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  49  22  31  15 /  10  50  20   0
CLINES CORNERS..................  46  20  29  14 /  10  70  30   0
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  51  25  32  18 /   5  50  20   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  55  28  37  19 /   0  50  20   0
RUIDOSO.........................  52  24  31  20 /   0  70  20   0
CAPULIN.........................  41  14  26   9 /  40  60   5   5
RATON...........................  46  17  30   7 /  30  60  10   5
SPRINGER........................  49  19  32  10 /  20  60  10   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  49  17  29  10 /  20  60  20   0
CLAYTON.........................  46  22  32  18 /  30  50   5   0
ROY.............................  49  21  32  16 /  20  70  10   0
CONCHAS.........................  54  25  37  17 /  10  60  10   0
SANTA ROSA......................  56  26  36  19 /   5  70  20   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  54  25  37  17 /   5  70   5   0
CLOVIS..........................  56  25  37  20 /   5  70  20   0
PORTALES........................  58  27  38  20 /   0  70  20   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  59  27  38  20 /   0  70  20   0
ROSWELL.........................  66  31  41  21 /   0  60  30   0
PICACHO.........................  61  28  36  21 /   0  60  30   0
ELK.............................  58  27  33  20 /   0  60  30   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ501-503-504-506>508-518>520-525-526-529-537-540.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST
TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ522-524-526-528-531>537-539.

HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ521>524-533-539.

WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ513>515.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ510>512-527.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST TUESDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ523-529.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
550 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

NMZ501>540-221300-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
550 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP TODAY WITH GUSTS TO 50
MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AREAS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40
AROUND CLINES CORNERS. SPEEDS SHOULD WEAKEN SOME DURING THE EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD MONDAY WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS. GUSTS MAY
PEAK AROUND 60 MPH IN THE CLINES CORNERS AREA.

MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CROSS
NORTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT AND EASTERLY
UPSLOPE FLOW. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS...AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS. AN
EXCEPTION WILL BE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS...WHERE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. SOME
LIGHT SNOW MAY LINGER INTO TUESDAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION
POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS IN
THE MORNING.

CHRISTMAS DAY...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSING NORTH OF NEW MEXICO
WILL CAUSE WINDS ALOFT TO STRENGTHEN AND A SHARP SURFACE TROUGH TO
DEVELOP IN THE LEE OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. WEST WIND
GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...AND ALSO ALONG INTERSTATE 40 ACROSS THE
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS.

WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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